Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Israel launches third vaccine jab for most vulnerable

Israel on Monday began administering a third shot of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine to patients with compromised immune systems, as cases in the country rise, the health ministry said.

Medical research

Genetic factors linked to response to common antiviral medications

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists and collaborators in Sweden and Japan are reporting that the enzyme NUDT15 plays a role in how patients respond to antiviral therapy with the common drugs ganciclovir and acyclovir. ...

Oncology & Cancer

Mayo Clinic Minute: Understanding, treating lymphoma

Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system, which is part of the body's germ-fighting network. The main two subtypes are Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Because of breakthrough research, this once fatal diagnosis ...

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